Day 1

Beowulf Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

Ways of Retelling: Our I[Beowulf]

Kind of Activity:

Mixed Media

Objective:

Review plot and characters; address ideas of adaptation and the text's universality

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.3; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.10

Structure:

(25 min)

Play, show, or hand out one student's retelling of today's assigned reading section (see Additional Homework: students should come to class with an adaptation of the text prepared in any medium they like). Make sure to get the student's permission first. This activity will be repeated for every day of the lesson; aim for covering a broad range of media to encourage students to think creatively about ways of retelling.

Beowulf is passing down the stories of the legacy he will leave behind. Storytelling was a way to protect and pass down history, particularly before written word. The story of Beowulf's courage and achievements would have been told over and over...

Study Guide for Beowulf

Beowulf is an epic poem originally told in the Old English between the 8th and 11th centuries. Beowulf study guide contains literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.